Come to Pub Night at the Old Church Theatre. The “Tipsy Vicar” is open at 5PM with music from 6-9PM
Join us on December 11th for some Christmas music, old favourites and original tunes with String Mashup!
There’s no admission charge but we will “pass the hat” (or maybe the offering plate) for donations to the band.
Their name says a lot about them. They all play a variety of string instruments and take turns at singing lead at various times. The mashup part refers to “a mixture or fusion of disparate elements”, which perfectly describes how they blend different ages of women and men; blending different styles of music and harmonies from old 40s classics to 50s and 60s pop and country, through to today’s folk and some original tunes written by Lisa Gilmore.
Got a Christmas or even a winter tale to tell? Could be Christmas eve when Uncle Harry’s overloaded fuse box blew the power at the holiday dinner. Could be the flat tire with a car load of presents on the way to Uncle Harry’s. Any kind of shenanigans will do; point is, everyone’s got a story. It doesn’t have to be long. Just an anecdote. Under the skillful guidance of our host Steafan Hannigan, a master storyteller in his own right, you’ll be put at ease and ready to uncork your own ripping yarn. Come down to the Tipsy Vicar, your new friendly local at the Old Church Theatre and we’ll provide the wee nip ‘o courage. See you there.
No reservations or tickets, but your donations at the door are greatly appreciated.
Join Gav Session at the Old Church Theatre for a night of Story and Song. Enjoy Gav’s unique blend of acoustic folk-rock along with some songs of the season in Gav’s own special way. COVID-19 Protocols and Vaccination requirements in effect.
Food, friends, games and 100% of donations at the door are for the live music!
This contemplative and often thrilling quartet’s explorations of modern, original repertoire is led by a fast-rising star in Toronto’s jazz piano community, 29 year old NICK MACLEAN.
Formed in 2016, Maclean’s foursome delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock’s primordial 1960’s Blue Note era recordings, while paying tribute to some of the greatest improvisers in jazz history.
Repeatedly regarded as a modern take on the ferocious and hard-swinging post-bop era, the group is frequently lauded for the strength of their collective improvisatory vision and features one of Canada’s most provocative improvising trumpet-playing iconoclasts Brownman Ali, standing shoulder to shoulder with Maclean & two of Toronto’s top-tier rhythm section 20-somethings: Ben Duff on bass (in for Jesse Dietschi) and Jacob Wutzke on drums. The synergy of the 4 is always palpable in concert.
The group has toured across Canada as well as internationally and has been featured in numerous festivals and concert series including the Regina Jazz Society, the Altrincham Jazz Festival, and multiple appearances at the Toronto Jazz Festival both as a featured ensemble and an often requested backing band. In addition to their original material, the ensemble has also mounted several popular tribute series to jazz masters including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry & Cole Porter.
The quartet’s debut 11-track full-length album “Rites Of Ascension” features 6 Maclean-penned compositions, 1 Brownman original and 4 re-imagined Herbie Hancock classics, all recorded at the renowned Canterbury Studios in Toronto. Produced by Brownman Ali, this new disk was released on October 31st, 2017 and was nominated for CJSF’s ‘2018 Julian Award of Excellence’, it won a ‘Gold’ Global Music Award in the ‘jazz’, ‘band’, and ‘album’ categories, and was featured as one of the Global Music Awards’ ‘Top 5 Albums of Spring 2018’. The group is hard at work on their next studio album slated for release on Browntasauras Records in winter 2023.
Tragedy Ann and Basset, a pair of Ontario-based folk duos, are emerging from the pandemic together to facilitate intimate musical gatherings between Ontario and the Maritimes.
They will be intertwining their songs to present a harmony-ridden night of storytelling, transporting listeners to beekeeper’s fields, haunted second-hand store basements, the shores of the Adriatic sea, and to their hometown communities. Tragedy Ann and Basset’s music answers the call for deeper connection with each other and with the natural world.Presenting new music recorded during a time of isolation, these concerts will be celebrations of resilience, vulnerability, and community.
To learn more about these bands, visit their websites: Tragedy Ann and Basset
Come join us for Open Mic outdoors on the patio, Wednesdays at the Old Church Theatre.
Sign up when you arrive if you want to play or just come out to listen and support local talent.
We are open at 5pm to serve you your favourite beverages from the bar and take orders for our wood-fired pizza.
Music starts at 6PM with our host Rick Zimmerman and sound tech Dave Cotterell.
Shannon Linton is a Canadian singer-songwriter, classically trained vocalist, and music educator.
After narrowly avoiding a career in opera, she rediscovered her passion for popular music and began performing and recording her own songs, first with Northern Hearts (2019 CBC Searchlight Top 100) and now as a solo artist.
Shannon’s debut EP, In Spite of Everything, will be released Spring 2022. She has invited a dream team – multi-instrumentalist Saskia Tomkins and the velvet-voiced Whitney O’Hearn – to join her for a series of shows across southern Ontario to celebrate the release.
You can listen to Shannon’s music at https://shannonlinton.bandcamp.com/ or wherever you stream music and follow her on Instagram or Facebook @shannonlintonmusic.
